stilla

Old Swedish

verb

Definitions

to calm
to stop a flow (of water)
to suppress
to avert, prevent

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stilla (calm) derived from Middle Low German stillen derived from Old Saxon *stillian derived from *stillijan (make still).

Origin

*stillijan

Gloss

make still

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

stille Norwegian Bokmål
stillan Old English
stilla Old Norse
stilla Icelandic
*stillijan gmw-pro
stillen Middle Low German
*stillian Old Saxon
ställa Old Swedish

ställa